locheil Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Time to update my old wingman joystick & been looking at the Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar Flight Stick, anyone use this with Black Shark?... Any known problems with XP & the programming software? ...Locheil
HellMutt Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Hi, I've recently moved to a Cougar (from CH Products), no problems with XP or Programming. Make sure you read up on how to flash and upgrade firmware, you'll need to do this before first use. I'm using a profile that I found here : http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=33583&highlight=legolasindar. I adapted it a bit, but overall, it's pretty functional. Kind regards, Bart i7 8700K @ 4.4Ghz, Radeon RX 6800, HP Reverb, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, MFG Crosswind pedals, Thrustmaster MFD's
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 What's your budget? Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Oban Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I'm liking the look of the Cougar, but it's pricey, I had the old TM F16 FLCS and the TQS system, they were great.. AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX with Radeon Graphics 3.00 GHz 32 GB RAM 2 TB SSD RTX 4070 8GB Windows 11 64 bit
slowhand Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 i use one... just got done w/a rebuild..new pots and gates....great stick some real nice upgrades you can do over time..i will say this if you are ham-fisted the its not the stick for you..go CH. but if great feel and smooth movement..is your cup..bro..its the shit.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] SMOKE'M:smoke: IF YA GOT'M!:gun_rifle: H2o Cooler I7 9700k GA 390x MB Win 10 pro Evga RTX 2070 8Gig DD5 32 Gig Corsair Vengence, 2T SSD. TM.Warthog:joystick: :punk:, CV-1:matrix:,3x23" monitors, Tm MFD's, Saitek pro rudders wrapped up in 2 sheets of plywood:megalol:
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 If you have the money (and the will to spend that amount of money), I suggest you get the Thrustmaster Cougar (dont have any experience with it though, but I've seen it in the shops..)(just to expensive for me..), but if you dont have (or want to spend) that amount of money, I suggest you go for the Saitek X52. Do have experience with that one, its AWSOME-O!!! Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
locheil Posted April 26, 2009 Author Posted April 26, 2009 What's your budget? ... I don't have one in mind.... just want something that will work for years! I had thrustmaster kit in the days when Falcon 3 first came out & loved it, hence now looking at thrustmaster again. ...Locheil
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 ... I don't have one in mind.... just want something that will work for years! I had thrustmaster kit in the days when Falcon 3 first came out & loved it, hence now looking at thrustmaster again. ...Locheil In that case, I suggest you do it right right away, go for the cougar :) Grtz Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Oban Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Great handle Locheil, are you from Scotland by any chance? AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX with Radeon Graphics 3.00 GHz 32 GB RAM 2 TB SSD RTX 4070 8GB Windows 11 64 bit
locheil Posted April 27, 2009 Author Posted April 27, 2009 Great handle Locheil, are you from Scotland by any chance? Yes!... Torrance, North of Glasgow..... my name's Alan Cameron, the Locheil side of the clan.... hence the Locheil as a handle. Maybe I'll get to make a repaint of the Black Shark with the clan's battle cry emblazoned on the side ''Sons of the Hounds Come Here and Get Flesh!'' ...Locheil
locheil Posted April 27, 2009 Author Posted April 27, 2009 i use one... just got done w/a rebuild..new pots and gates....great stick some real nice upgrades you can do over time..i will say this if you are ham-fisted the its not the stick for you..go CH. but if great feel and smooth movement..is your cup..bro..its the shit.. Ok now you have my attention.... I've read elsewhere on the web http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/starthere.php not to install the software that comes with the kit, but to use "Foxy"... but the site seems years out of date! Where can I get up to date info. on the cougar & software installation options etc. for use on a XP sp3 system to use with, DCS, Lock-on, FSX, BOB2, IL2 etc. Any pitfalls to be aware of, knowing that the kit's expensive, I don't want to be left with a paperweight! One step at a time... hardware mods can come later.
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